Parking zones in Mountmellick need to be reassessed at, say members of Laois County Council.
The parking zones local councillors are referring to include the large parking zone outside of Mountmellick Post Office.
This zone is not actually for Post Office...
St Fergal's Rathdowney 3-13 Colaiste Mhuire Johnstown 3-7
2004 Leinster SHC Vocational Schools 'A' Semi Final
15 years ago St Fergal's Rathdowney faced Colaiste Mhuire Johnstown in the Leinster SHC 'A' semi final.
Fergal's began the game strongly with a goal From...
St Fergal’s Rathdowney 0-7 Scoil Pól (Limerick) 6-5
All-Ireland School’s U-16 Camogie ‘D’ Championship Semi Final
A strong second half showing from Scoil Pól of Limerick in today's All-Ireland semi-final saw off St Fergal's chances of reaching the finale for this...
As part of our now well-established running series, we bring you this week’s ‘Good Week/Bad Week’.
To see who has had a good or bad week, we look at different news stories happening in Laois and involving Laois people. Most...
Last night's Labour Party selection convention saw two candidates selected for local elections in Laois.
Current councillor Noel Tuohy was selected to contest the Portlaoise local election while candidate Eoin Barry to chosen to contest the local election in the...
There's no stopping Laois athletes as they prepare for the first run of 2019 Road Race Championships this Sunday, February 24.
The Cross Country season is finished, the Indoors Season is also drawing to a close and now the Road Race...
According to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Support Ireland over half of the people in Laois with COPD are undiagnosed.
COPD Support Ireland reported that '4,658 of the 9,312 people with COPD in Laois remain undiagnosed'.
COPD is a lung disease known...
The Laois minor and U-20 footballers and hurlers know who they will face in the coming months as Leinster GAA has confirmed fixtures and introduced new formats.
The minor football and hurling championships are following the same format as last...
“Where is your brother?” This is the question that God asks each one of us in our hearts regarding our brother who is sick, in prison or hungry. P
Pope Francis made this reflection recently regarding the fundamental challenge to...
Eighteen year old Emo Rath athlete Eoin Keenan was the Laois recipient of Athletics Ireland Juvenile Award for 2018.
Eoin received his award at a formal presentation in the Bridge House Hotel Tullamore on Saturday, February 16.
The award was in...
It will be next year at the earliest before the Council can hope to have funding to address works at a dangerous junction on the Mountrath-Abbeyleix Road.
That was the reply set out to Cllr John Joe Fennelly when he...
A Laois county councillor has argued that more funding needs to be put into upgrading roads and footpaths, not installing LED lights.
In the council's revenue Budget meeting for 2019 last November, cllr Brendan Phelan said that public representatives cannot face...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Kathleen Morrissey (née Treacy)
Castlefleming, Errill, Laois / Wicklow Town, Wicklow / Waterford City, Waterford
Morrissey nee Treacy, Castle Gardens Nursing Home, Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford and formerly Castlefleming, Errill,...
A total of 11,393 people with one or more disabilities and 3,581 carers live in Laois.
These figures were presented by Independent senator John Dolan, who is CEO of the Disability Federation of Ireland.
He said that across Ireland 643,131 people,...
The starting 15 has been announced for Laois senior hurlers clash against neighbours Carlow.
For the first time in the league, manager Eddie Brennan has made zero changes from the side which defeated Offaly last weekend.
Meanwhile, it is unsure whether...
Laois senior football manager John Sugrue has named his team to face Westmeath in Round 4 of Division 3 of the National Football League.
Following on from the win over Sligo two weeks ago, manager Sugrue has made two changes...
The Killenard Bridge Club recently held their 28th annual dinner.
The dinner was held in Portarlington Golf Club and was extremely well attended.
Bridge is a trick-taking card game using a standard 52-card deck.
In its basic format, it is played by...
Laois-Offaly Fine Gael TD Marcella Corcoran Kennedy is seeking the party’s nomination to become an MEP in the Ireland South constituency.
The European Elections take place on May 24, the same day as the Local Elections, and should Deputy Corcoran-Kennedy...
The flooding of an outdoor swimming pool in Ballinakill due to a collapsed water pipe running from Gill's Pond will be a 'big job' to fix.
Cllr Caroline Dwane addressed the issue at a recent meeting of Portlaoise Muncipal District,...
Here are the golf results for the week in Laois.
MOUNTRATH GOLF CLUB
Captains Drive In 17-02-19
Morning
1st John Hill, Jim Cooney & Jim Lyons 43 1/2
2nd Martin Dooley, Declan Walsh & Bernard Connolly 44 5/6
Afternoon
1st Paschal Dunphy, Patricia O'Connor, Tom Moore...
This is certainly good news for the village of Ballybrittas.
Hybla Transport Ltd have submitted planning permission for a housing development in the area.
They plan to build 27 houses in Tullaghan, Ballybrittas. This is directly beside the Graigavern housing estate.
The 27...
Both Alison Miller and Emma Hooban are ready to do battle as part of the starting 15 in the Irish Women's Rugby Six nation game against Italy this weekend.
The two former Portlaoise rugby players have been named in the...
A Portlaoise bar and venue has been nominated for the prestigious honour of the Hot Press live music Venue of the Year award.
Kavanagh's Bar and Venue was nominated among major venues for the title for 2019.
Hot Press made the...
A Laois business owner has said that they don't see their play centre existing next year after her business insurance costs doubled for 2019, despite having no claims in ten years.
Portarlington business owner Elaine Mullally opened Clown Around play...
One Laois GAA club is taking it upon themselves to give back to their players and the wider community with a free exam workshop for Junior Cert and Leaving Cert students.
Borris-Kilcotton Juvenile GAA Club enlisted the help of their...
There is a sewage effluent problem in Ballyroan and local councillor Mary Sweeney is trying to get to the bottom of it, before it gets worse or impedes housing development in the area.
However, when she raised the issue this...
St Fergal's College have been involved in not one, but two All-Ireland semi-finals in recent weeks.
The second of these semi-finals is taking place this Saturday, February 23, as the junior side face Scoil Pól, Limerick, at home in Rathdowney.
On...
You can check out the full local CCFL soccer fixture list of this week’s action below:
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23
First-named team at home and all games at 2.30pm unless stated otherwise
Under 17 Premier Division
Mullingar Ath v Willow Park; Gainstown Mullingar; Midlands
Emo...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Bríd Whelan (née Ryan)
Bishopswood Road /Marian Hill, Portarlington, Laois
Formerly Marian Hill, Portarlington. It is with great sadness we announce the peaceful passing of Brid at her home...
Sweet treats, heart shaped cupcakes and many creative bakes filled the school hall at Portlaoise Educate Together N.S. on Valentines Day.
This fundraising event never disappoints, as parents, grandparents and guardians of the children go above and beyond to make...
